Through the power of IMAX, Hubble enables movie-goers to journey through distant galaxies to explore the grandeur and mysteries of our celestial surroundings and to accompany space-walking astronauts as they attempt the most difficult and important tasks...

Set against the wondrous backdrop of the sweeping Nile and the majestic Giza pyramids, this film takes you on an engaging journey through the Land of the Pharaohs. Mysteries of Egypt is showing one time only, on Monday, April 6, at noon, as part of the...

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Show Returns March 14, 2015
The magic is back in San Diego! The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center welcomes back Jason Latimer, the World Champion of Magic and judge on Syfy's Wizard Wars, to the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater for a special...

Film Opens Friday, March 27
Through visually stunning imagery, and in collaboration with leading space experts, Journey To Space showcases the exciting plans NASA and the space community are working on to take humans further into space than ever before...

Dive In to the Newest Giant Screen Adventure!
An extraordinary journey into the mysterious world of one of nature’s most awe-inspiring marine mammals, Humpback Whales takes audiences to Alaska, Hawaii and the Kingdom of Tonga for an immersive look at...

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls: Step right up! CIRCUS: Science Under the Big Top is coming to San Diego!
Discover the science behind the spectacle while performing acrobatics in mid-air, learning the art of contortion and performing...

Stand back: We're doing science! Don't Try This at Home is a series of new live shows that explore science that's too messy, too noisy and too hair-raising to do at home! You can experience up to three different shows throughout the day, one show...

In conjunction with the Center for Ethics in Science and Technology, the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center welcomes guests to encounter science from an ethical viewpoint. Held on select Wednesdays, from October through June, this ongoing series brings...

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. or 8:15 p.m. for a tour of the solar system narrated by the Fleet’s astronomer. Journey through the cosmos with us as we explore a new topic each month.
For optimal viewing, each show is limited to...

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Young Scientists is a hands-on preschool science program offered by the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center. This program provides informal learning experiences that support and enhance exploration, create excitement and facilitate scientific...

Join us for the Tinkerers’ Club on Saturdays in the Tinkering Studio! Dream it, create it, and take it home!
Tinkerers are invited to learn new skills and make awesome take-home projects! Open to tinkerers of all ages (tinkerers 12 and under require an...

Come to the Tinkering Studio on Saturdays to participate in hands-on activities that allow for minds of all ages to be creative and innovative in a variety of topics. From catapults to rockets, families are welcome to join in our Saturday tinkering with...

The first Monday of every month, seniors 65 and better can enjoy the Science Center exhibits, a show in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater and a lecture on the quietest day of the month for only $8! No coupons or additional discounts are accepted. The Fleet'...

As a thank you to San Diego County residents, the Fleet offers Residents’ Free Tuesday on the first Tuesday of each month.
Free Gallery Admission
Free gallery admission applies to San Diego City and County residents and active-duty military. ID is...

Each month, a different local scientist, engineer or researcher will share their passion for what they do and provide information that will be useful in your classroom. We will focus on connecting the real science happening in San Diego with the Next...

WHO: HP Newquist, The National Guitar Museum Executive Director and founder, who created and curated our new GUITAR exhibit, along with Fleet Exhibits Director Paul Siboroski, and our incredibly busy work crew

WHAT: Unpacking crates and overseeing the installation of our new exhibit: GUITAR: The Instrument That Rocked The World, giving select media a sneak peek personal tour at how an exhibit moves into the Fleet—and of course, showing off some of his favorite instruments. There is even a Ztar from SD’s Starr Labs in the mix! Discover for yourself how this amalgam of 60+ guitars and 100+ historical artifacts will immerse visitors in the heart of music through the powerful lens of science. How do you set up a Guinness Record-breaking 43.5 foot-long guitar? Discover how the selection of different materials and strings, fused with electromagnetism and amplification, create this elaborate device that revolutionized music. Inquiring minds want to know!

WHEN:TODAY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12 through THURSDAY DECEMBER 19, 8AM–5PM

Please contact Susan ASAP if you are interested their dance card is filling fast!

NOTES: A rare chance to experience how the pieces of an exhibit are put together to create the science, sound, history and cultural impact of the guitar from the man who gathered instruments ranging from the rare and antique to the wildly popular and innovative—along with hands-on interactives, models, touchscreens, performance video, audio, stunning images and photographs. Check out how this amalgam of 60+ guitars and 100+ historical artifacts is assembled to immerse visitors in the heart of music through the powerful lens of science. How do you set up a Guinness Record-breaking 43.5 foot-long guitar? Learn about electromagnetism and amplification, and the science of pitch and tone. Some of Harvey’s faves: one of the first six-string guitars, an Italian artifact from 1806, and the first electric guitar ever made in 1934, steel, shaped like a frying pan, played on your lap! The historically significant array demonstrates the evolution of the guitar, from a stunning guitar with inlays from the ivory of a ten thousand year old woolly mammoth, up to a 2012 3D inkjet printer N2 model, and oddities including a 1912 harp/guitar hybrid with 16 strings. Pieces with a SoCal heritage include an old Les Paul model and early Fenders—the genesis of the entire electric guitar movement was local, fostered by folk and country/western music.

About the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (the Fleet) is home to Southern California's only Giant Dome Theater and 100+ hands-on science exhibits for all ages. Watch immersive giant-screen films in the Eugene Heikoff and Marilyn Jacobs Heikoff Giant Dome Theater, which reopened in 2012 after extensive renovations. Our theater is extraordinary in many ways. It is the world's first IMAX® Dome Theater, the world's first NanoSeam™ Dome screen in an IMAX theater, and it offers two unique experiences in one space: IMAX films and planetarium shows. The Heikoff Giant Dome Theater boasts a 76-foot tilted Dome screen and a 16,000-watt digital surround sound system, providing a stunning visual and audio experience. Experience eight galleries of fun, interactive exhibits, including major traveling exhibitions. A hurricane simulator thrills visitors with gusts of wind up to 80 miles per hour. Enjoy sandwiches, salads and healthy treats in Galileo's Café. Find unique educational toys and games, books, IMAX DVDs and more in the North Star Science Store. Located at 1875 El Prado, two blocks south of the San Diego Zoo on Park Blvd., the Fleet Science Center is a nonprofit organization dedicated to furthering the public understanding and enjoyment of science and technology. For information regarding current admission prices, please call (619) 238-1233 or visit our website at www.rhfleet.org.